Non-refillable bottle.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS CASACCIA, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO MARTIN M. FENNELL, OF

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs OASAGCIA, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles, and has for one of its objects to provide a device of that kind designed to be fitted within the neck of a bottle at the time of manufacture and continue to remain part of the bottle until the contents of the same have been removed, after which the bottle is to be broken and the device taken therefrom and applied to a new bottle.

Another object is to provide a construction which will permit the contents of the bottle to be removed only in portions, it being designed when the device is applied to whisky bottles, that each portion shall be equal to the ordinary size of a drink, thereby making it possible to determine the number of glasses taken from the bottle.

A further object is to provide a construction which will operate to permanently seal the bottle when the last portion of its contents has been taken.

A still further object is to provide a device which will be simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, embodying few working parts, and these so disposed that the danger of the same becoming inoperative will be reduced to a minimum.

IVith these and other objects in view, which will more fully hereinafter appear, the present invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the device may be made without departing from the spirit or sacriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specification z-Figure 1 is a longitudinal section view of the device, showing it applied to the neck of a bottle Fig. 2 is a pers ective view of the device.

. Fig. 3 is a detai perspective of the stationj ary member. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the i rotating member.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

In carrying out the invention I arrange in the neck of a bottle, after the same has been molded, or blown, and while the material is still soft, what will be subsequently termed a stationary member. signed to sup ort what will be termed a movable member. The latter is constructed to receive a portion of the contents of the bottle when moved to one position, and when moved to another position to cut off communication with the interior of the bottle, and deliver the portion it received in the usual manner, this it will continue to do a certain number of times, after which it will permanently seal the inlet to the bottle.

The stationary member 1 may be of brass, copper, aluminum, or other suitable material, and is preferably formed to the shape of a hollow cylinder, the exterior diameter of which is sufficient to snugly fit within the reduced opening at the upper end of the bottle formed by the usual strengthening collar 2. The stationary member may be of any desired length and in the present instance is shown to be slightly less than the length of the neck 3, andis provided at its upper end, and on one side with a longitudinal opening or port 4, extending from its upper edge to a point substantially intermediate its horizontal center and upper end. The metal at the base of this port is turned outwardly and notched transversely so as to form teeth 5, and similar teeth 5 are formed at the upper edge of the member. When the member is applied to the neck of a bottle, it being understood that the material is still soft, it is designed that these teeth shall be embeddedin the middle portion and up per edge of the collar 2. A suitable depression is formed on the inner face of the neck directly in front of the port 4 in order that liquid passing through the port may flow from the bottle. The opposite or lower end of the member extends downwardly into the juncture with the breast 6. Adjacent the lower end of the stationary member and on the side opposite the port 4, is formed a similar port or o ening 7, which owing to the usual slope o the neck, will be at all times This member is deneck of the bottle to a point adjacent its in position to permit the entrance of the' contents of the bottle when the latter is tilted in the usual manner.

The. movable member 8, like the member already described, is cylindrical in shape and of a slightly less diameter than the stationary member. It is designed that this member shall be of the same material as the stationary member, and approximately the same as the latter in length. The movable member is shown with ports or openings 9 and 10 disposed adjacent its 0 posite ends. These ports are approximate y the same in length and width as the ports 4 and 7 ol the stationary member, and are arranged in a vertical plane on one side of the movable member. The latter, unlike the member 1, is closed at both ends and to the covering at its upper end is secured a vertical thumb piece 11, while the edge of the covering at its opposite or lower end projects beyond the surface 01' the member and is provided with equally spaced notches forming ratchet teeth 12. The rotating member is designed to fit within the stationary member and is provided at its lower end with a screw thread 13, which is designed to engage a similar thread 14 formed on the inner face and at the lower end of the stationary member. The latter is provided on its outer face with a spring pawl 15 which projects beyond its lower edge for a distance considerably less than the length of the threaded portion 13 of the movable member. Thus. it will be seen when the upper end of the movable member is inserted through the lower end 01' the stationary member and carried toward the upper end oi the latter until threads 13 and 1 1 are brought into engagement, the pawl 15 will not engage the teeth '12 until the member has been given several turns. W hen the )arts are in this position as shown in Fig. 1, t 1e device is inserted into the newly formed bottle, and may be disengaged at any time by turning the movable member in the opposite direction. lVhen, however, the movable member is turned until the pawl engages the teeth, "further movement in the opposite direction will be positively prevented and in order to disengage the pawl it will be necessary to destroy the bottle. W hen the pawl and teeth have been brought into engagement, the movable member will be turned until the lower ports 7 and 10, are brought into register, this will bring the upper port 9 of the movable member out of register with the upper port 4 ol' the stationary member, thereby closing the latter port. By now tilting the bottle in the usual manner the contents will flow through the ports 7 and 10 until the movable member is filled. When this is accomplished the latter is turned until the upper port 9 is brought into register with the upper port 4, when the contained liquid will be permittedto flow out.

it will be obvious when the parts are in this position the lower port 10 will be brought out oi register with the lower port 7, closing the la i. r and cutting off the inlet to the interior oi' the bottle. After the movable member has been emptied of its contents it may be again turned until the lower ports are in register, when the operation just described may be repeated. it will be obvious that each time ports 7 and 10 are brought into and out of register, the movable member will have moved farther upward or outward on the thread 14, until the upper face of the ratchet 12 is brought against the lower edge oi the stationary member 1. ll hen the parts are in this position the ports 7 and 10 will have barely passed out 01' register, so also will the ports 4 and 9, which will result in closing both ports 4 and 7 of the stationary member. It is to be understood that the number of threads on the movable member will be sufiicient to permit its being turned to filling position until the bottle has been entirely emptied. When the port 10 has been brought into register with the port 7 for the last time and the remaining liquid in the bottle has filled the movable member, the latter is then turned to discharging position through the port 4, a quarter turn now in the same direction will as before explained close the ports 4 and 7.

In assembling the parts for use the movable member and stationary member are connected as before described and inserted into the neck of the bottle, a cord or the like passing through an opening formed in the thumb piece 11, by now turning the movable member in the opposite direction disengagement of the parts will be effected and the movable member fall into the body of the bottle. In this position the bottle may be filled, after which the movable member is drawn by the cord or the like up through the stationary member, by now turning the I thumb piece 11 the threads and pawl and ratchet are brought into engagement, and the device ready for use.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a receptacle; a stationary member mounted in the receptacle and being provided with a ort adjacent either end; a movable member mounted in the stationary member and being provided with a bottom to engage the lower edge of the stationary member, the

movable member being arranged to close successively the ports of the stationary member, and to close both of the ports when the bottom is in engagement with the stationary member; and means for automatically locking the bottom in engagement with the stationary member.

2. In a device of the class described, a receptacle; a stationary member mounted in the receptacle and being provided with a port adjacent either end; a movable memer rotatably mounted in the stationary member and being provided with a bottom to engage the lower edge of the stationary member, the movable member being arranged to close successively the ports of the stationary member, and to close both of said ports when the bottom is in enga ement with the stationary member; each of said members being threaded for engagement with the other and means for automatically locking the movable member against backward rotation, and for automatically locking the bottom in engagement with the stationary member.

3. In a device of the class described, a receptacle; a stationary member mounted in the receptacle and being provided with a ort adjacent either end; a movable memlier rotatably mounted in the stationary member and being provided with a bottom to engage the lower edge of the stationary member, the said bottom having a ratcheted periphery, the movable member being arranged to close successively the orts of the stationary member, and to close oth of said ports when the bottom is in engagement with the stationary member; each of said members being threaded to engage the other; and a pawl carried by the stationary memher and being arranged to engage the ratcheted bottom of the movable member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS CASAOCIA.

Witnesses G120. F. OAVALLI, DAN G. VUOETIOH. 

